(2016) SG Grant Gelon commits to IU

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

Thanks for update. Retracted 3 star coming? Lol. Just kidding. I have always worried about Recruiting HS kids that don't dominate in HS. Maybe just an off game. I know he shot lights out recently. Reason for concern though.

yeah just one game I haven't seen him enough to draw a conclusion. I was just hoping the one game I watched he would do good. Sasha has 17.

[mjtavier 169]

@Justin_Albers: Wow, Grant Gelon with a blatant and intentional elbow to the face of the defender. I would have ejected him. Gelon has not looked good #iubb

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,545]

Geez

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,545]

@MikeHuttonPT: Indiana recruit Grant Gelon, Crown Point blanked in fourth quarter https://t.co/tgc9l0KeHv

2 point on Free Throws.

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Ouch.  Maybe he has the flu and is running a 103* fever??????

[Lt. John McClaine 542]

Well that's disappointing. Glad I didn't go, Southport Gym is only bout 5 minutes away from Mi Casa

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,303]

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/hoosier-insider/2015/12/12/iu-commit-grant-gelon-dealing-bigger-target/77224980/

 

Bit of a fluff piece by Osterman in today's Indpls. Star. 

[Alford Bailey 13,228]

Goes right along with the Roth and Z3 comparisons. If they aren't wide open not getting a shot.

[colonel06 1,948]

Thanks for update. Retracted 3 star coming? Lol. Just kidding. I have always worried about Recruiting HS kids that don't dominate in HS. Maybe just an off game. I know he shot lights out recently. Reason for concern though.

. Gelon was shadowed entire game. They accomplished their mission!

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

Well that's disappointing. Glad I didn't go, Southport Gym is only bout 5 minutes away from Mi Casa

im glad I went because it was still 6 good high school basketball games for 10 bucks

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

. Gelon was shadowed entire game. They accomplished their mission!

he just had a bad game regardless of being shadowed. The best players in high school frequently get doubled and tripled team for an entire game and still end up with good numbers. It was just a bad game from a good player. I would of liked it if he had a better game while I was watching but I won't draw a conclusion on his game from that one bad outing

[Old Friend 8,681]

It's hard and sometimes impossible to tell what a high school player will do on a college team if he's not dominating the ball on one end or a difference making defender on the other.   Trevon Blueitt was never a kid who dominated the ball.  Yogi did it for a couple of years with him, and Bryce Moore did it his last 2 years.  One time, I saw a team cover and double him for 24 minutes, and he had 2 points through 3 quarters.  Ended up with 14 because the team had to change plans and press, etc to get back in the game, but it can happen even to kids who lead a Big East team in scoring as a sophomore.

 

At Indiana, Gelon is never going to be the main threat or someone an opponent will specifically game plan to take away.  That's not who he is.  He's also not the kind of player who can consistently create or get open for himself.  Again, not who he is.  Crean (or whoever his coach is) will have to use him in a way that allows him to succeed within his skill set; and he's a very good option to come off screens and shoot.  That's true regardless of how he performs when a high school team sets a game plan to take him away.  That won't be a problem in college, and if it is, he's far better than any of us thought he'd be.

[BtownBanner6 1,298]

It's hard and sometimes impossible to tell what a high school player will do on a college team if he's not dominating the ball on one end or a difference making defender on the other. Trevon Blueitt was never a kid who dominated the ball. Yogi did it for a couple of years with him, and Bryce Moore did it his last 2 years. One time, I saw a team cover and double him for 24 minutes, and he had 2 points through 3 quarters. Ended up with 14 because the team had to change plans and press, etc to get back in the game, but it can happen even to kids who lead a Big East team in scoring as a sophomore.

At Indiana, Gelon is never going to be the main threat or someone an opponent will specifically game plan to take away. That's not who he is. He's also not the kind of player who can consistently create or get open for himself. Again, not who he is. Crean (or whoever his coach is) will have to use him in a way that allows him to succeed within his skill set; and he's a very good option to come off screens and shoot. That's true regardless of how he performs when a high school team sets a game plan to take him away. That won't be a problem in college, and if it is, he's far better than any of us thought he'd be.

I only got to watch Bluiett one time, but I thought he dominated the ball quite a bit, he definitely dod the time I got to see him.

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,545]

Bluiett was always a go to scoring threat even with yogi. I honestly thought he should of been mvp of team yogis senior year. Dominant. It's like miles bridges and CuJo this year. CuJo dominates ball and Bridges is first option. Yogi and Bluiett were like CuJo and Bridges. Grant appears to be a better shooting version of Hartman in HS. Hartman ended up being overshadowed on his HS team senior year as well. Too early to tell on GG if that'll be the case but he should try to learn to be more versatile if he is drawing defensive attention. Maybe he will.

[Alford Bailey 13,228]

Bluiett was always a go to scoring threat even with yogi. I honestly thought he should of been mvp of team yogis senior year. Dominant. It's like miles bridges and CuJo this year. CuJo dominates ball and Bridges is first option. Yogi and Bluiett were like CuJo and Bridges. Grant appears to be a better shooting version of Hartman in HS. Hartman ended up being overshadowed on his HS team senior year as well. Too early to tell on GG if that'll be the case but he should try to learn to be more versatile if he is drawing defensive attention. Maybe he will.

Great comparison. You could tell Bluiett was a stud even when Yogi was being Yogi.

[Old Friend 8,681]

Great comparison. You could tell Bluiett was a stud even when Yogi was being Yogi.

I don't think anyone believes Gelon will be a stud.  Just want to make sure in my post above someone doesn't say I compared Blueitt to Gelon.  You never know around here.

[yogisballin 2,437]

I was worried about GG before USPS's comments something like if he weren't an IU recruit then he wouldn't have noticed the kid. Doesn't sound like a major D1 caliber type talent. But thanks for the updates. Much appreciated!

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

I was worried about GG before USPS's comments something like if he weren't an IU recruit then he wouldn't have noticed the kid. Doesn't sound like a major D1 caliber type talent. But thanks for the updates. Much appreciated!

i just caught him on a bad night. I'm sure he will have games where he looks much better. Watching jaren Jackson from park Tudor was the same if I didn't follow recruiting, by his play that day I wouldn't of thought he was a high level recruit as well. They both had games to forget

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,303]

Crown Point defeated Munster 53 - 38.  Gelon scored 17.  He shot 6-for-11, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range.

Edited December 20, 2015 by Class of '66 Old Fart

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,545]

@INBBallSource: Crown Point scoring:
Sasha Stefanovic 31
Grant Gelon 15
John Sakerleros 9
Dominic Tomich 3
Leo Zdanowicz 3

We aren't even getting Crown Points best player. Sacha has been on fire. To me, this again is why we should have waited this one out.